Verona resident competes in Special Olympics basketball event

Verona-Cedar Grove Times

Matthew Reto of Verona was one of the participants in the Special Olympics basketball skills meet held at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School in Wharton held last month.

Taking a break between events at the Area 3 Special Olympics Basketball Skills Meet at the Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School in Wharton are, from left, Special Olympics athlete Matthew Reto of Verona; Special Olympics volunteer Vanessa Soto of Dover; Special Olympics athlete Derek Lyons of Hackettstown; and Special Olympics volunteer Jordan Harvey of Dover.

Other Special Olympics athletes from Morris, Sussex and Warren counties took part in the event, coordinated by David Gould of Denville and Eileen Griffiths of Newton, as volunteers attended to cheer on the participants.

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

For further information about Area 3 Special Olympics or to volunteer, contact sonjarea3@live.com or 917-697-7013.

Verona resident competes in Special Olympics basketball event

Taking a break between events at the Area 3 Special Olympics Basketball Skills Meet at the Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School in Wharton are, from left, Special Olympics athlete Matthew Reto of Verona; Special Olympics volunteer Vanessa Soto of Dover; Special Olympics athlete Derek Lyons of Hackettstown; and Special Olympics volunteer Jordan Harvey of Dover.

Verona-Cedar Grove Times

Matthew Reto of Verona was one of the participants in the Special Olympics basketball skills meet held at Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School in Wharton held last month.

Other Special Olympics athletes from Morris, Sussex and Warren counties took part in the event, coordinated by David Gould of Denville and Eileen Griffiths of Newton, as volunteers attended to cheer on the participants.

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

For further information about Area 3 Special Olympics or to volunteer, contact sonjarea3@live.com or 917-697-7013.